Kientzheim
| Kientzheim | ||
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  Kientzheim | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Kientzheim | ||
| Coordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E / 48.1369°N 7.2867°ECoordinates: 48°08′13″N 7°17′12″E / 48.1369°N 7.2867°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Joseph Fritsch | |
| Area1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 819 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68164 / 68240 | |
| Elevation |
220–662 m (722–2,172 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Kientzheim (German: Kienzheim) is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Kaysersberg-Vignoble.[1]
Education
The Lycée Seijo, a Japanese boarding school,[2] operated in Kientzheim from 1986 to 2005.[3] The European Centre for Japanese Studies in Alsace (French: Centre européen d'études japonaises, CEEJA, Japanese: アルザス・欧州日本学研究所 Aruzasu Ōshū Nihongaku Kenkyūsho) opened at the site of the former school.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté 14 July 2015 (French)
- ↑ Home page" (Archive). Lycée Seijo. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "8, route d'Ammerschwihr, 68240 KIENTZHEIM, FRANCE"
- ↑ "Seijo Gakuen closes French campus." (archived from the original) The Japan Times. Sunday February 13, 2005. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "Du lycée Seijo au Centre d’études japonaises." (Archive) L'Alsace. 19 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "L’ancien lycée Seijo, à Kientzheim, a accueilli des élèves japonais entre les années 1980 et 2006. On y trouve aujourd’hui le Centre européen d’études japonaises."
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